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Why you design things
phoenixpyre
post Mar 30 2007, 03:49 PM
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When I first started doing any type of graphics whatsoever, it was to get attention on Xanga. And as funny as that sounds, it's not so odd. I bet lots of people first started out for similar, but still technically different reasons.

Although I never really acquired any decent exposure on Xanga, when I discovered createblog, I started designing to improve myself (and possibly the reasoning behind that was to get attention).

Now, however-- and I've just come to realize this-- I design for two main reasons: because it's fun to design things that no one has ever seen before (and sometimes have requested) and because I want to maybe have a career in this. Pleasure and profession. I think those are very much good reasons to design, and my portfolio (on deviantart.com) has been increasing over the past couple of months, since I've found a new passion in it.


Okay, I'm done ranting... the real reason I made this topic was because I really wanted to know why you all design. What is it that makes you want to make things on the computer (or in other media) and also why do you post on createblog and other places?

Use brevity or depth in your answers. Either is fine.
 

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phoenixpyre   Why you design things   Mar 30 2007, 03:49 PM
Wo0yaPo0ya   So that I won't have to rely on others to make...   Mar 30 2007, 07:13 PM
StanleyThePanda   QUOTE(Wo0yaPo0ya @ Mar 30 2007, 8:13 PM) ...   Mar 30 2007, 11:40 PM
blaqheartedstar   i do it because i live in NY... and the demand for...   Mar 30 2007, 08:50 PM
phoenixpyre   QUOTE(Wo0yaPo0ya @ Mar 30 2007, 8:13 PM) ...   Mar 30 2007, 11:35 PM
.JAC   I used to do it because it relaxes me, but not any...   Mar 31 2007, 02:19 AM
catastrophic   Because I find it interesting to work my ideas ont...   Mar 31 2007, 02:27 PM
IVIike   i was actually just talking to mark about this las...   Mar 31 2007, 04:47 PM
x.d.o.0.f.u.s   i design things because it's my way to express...   Apr 1 2007, 02:48 PM
The Markster   Hmm, why do I design things? Well, I guess I star...   Apr 1 2007, 03:24 PM
IVIike   tancie?! your alive on here haha QUOTESo tha...   Apr 1 2007, 03:25 PM
x.d.o.0.f.u.s   QUOTE(IVIike @ Apr 1 2007, 4:25 PM) tanci...   Apr 2 2007, 05:39 AM
dilariousxb   I first did it because I wanted to make myself tri...   Apr 1 2007, 11:29 PM
The Markster   QUOTE(dilariousxb @ Apr 1 2007, 9:29 PM) ...   Apr 2 2007, 12:40 AM
IVIike   my bad   Apr 2 2007, 08:35 AM
SamBenson   I do most of my work for my band and for some frie...   Apr 3 2007, 07:17 PM
Rome Montana   i used to never go no where and stuff now i do but...   Apr 4 2007, 05:03 AM
designingskils   I did because i saw how people could do cool layou...   Apr 4 2007, 06:40 PM
hixfive   In Xanga, I would see people with all these cool l...   Apr 4 2007, 06:57 PM
Ralph501   I do it because it's fun and I always thought ...   Apr 4 2007, 07:43 PM
phoenixpyre   Well it's always good to start somewhere! ...   Apr 5 2007, 06:51 AM
Mulder   i do it because its fun. i've lately been vent...   Apr 5 2007, 04:37 PM


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